Effects of cyanobacteria producing microcystins on seed germination and seedling growth of several agricultural plants

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 443-451

  Saqrane, Sana ^a   Ghazali, Issam El ^a   Oudra, Brahim ^a   Bouarab, L ^a   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^b,c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Germination inhibition; Impact on agriculture; Microcystins; Microcystis aeruginosa; Root inhibition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CROPS; ELECTRIC REACTORS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REUSABILITY; SEED; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL PLANTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS; CELL-FREE EXTRACTS; CYANOBACTERIA; DOSE-DEPENDENT; GERMINATION INHIBITION; GERMINATION RATES; IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE; LATERAL ROOT FORMATION; MICROCYSTIN-LR; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PISUM SATIVUM; PLANT METABOLISM; ROOT INHIBITION; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING GROWTH; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEGUME; MAIZE; METABOLISM; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST; TOXIN; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LENTIL; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEEDLING; TIME; WHEAT;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CYANOBACTERIA; GERMINATION; LENS PLANT; MICROCYSTINS; PEAS; SEEDLING; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

CYANOBACTERIA; LENS CULINARIS; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46049099594     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230802062307     Document Type: Article

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